VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - If you're a criminal, a runaway or a
terrorist, a day at the beach here may soon be anything but that.

The city will become the second in the nation -- Tampa, Fla., is the
other -- to employ facial-recognition software to assist police in
identifying and catching criminals and missing persons.
[...]
"We're adding to our ability to prevent crime and keep Virginia Beach
safe," Deputy Police Chief Gregory Mullen said Wednesday.
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Advisory board member Cornell Fuller said he is confident the system
contains enough safeguards to prevent abuse.

"If you go to the ocean I don't think you should have an expectation
of privacy," said Fuller. "You give up part of your privacy when you
venture out into the public domain."

Some tourists walking along the resort strip Wednesday said they think
the system is a good idea.

"It's for our protection. If you're not doing anything wrong, you
don't have anything to worry about," said Bonnie Satterlee, 39, of
Johnstown, Penn.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Wal-Mart, the nation's largest gun seller, has
implemented a rule requiring customers to be approved in a background
check before they can buy rifles and shotguns, in a policy that
exceeds federal guidelines and represents a victory for gun-safety
advocates.
[...]
The new policy applies to rifles and shotguns sold at Wal-Mart; the
retail chain does not sell handguns.
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[NRA spokesman Andrew] Arulanandam said the NRA has not yet decided
how it will respond.

"While we're presently not considering a boycott of Wal-Mart ... we're
not going to say there is not going to be any action," he said.